The circulatory system is responsible for blood flow throughout the body. There is a specific rhythm to the flow of blood, which is driven by your beating heart. When that rhythm is interrupted for any reason, poor circulation is the result. Poor circulation can occur in any area of the body, since the heart delivers oxygen-rich blood to all areas through the vascular system. In addition to oxygen, your blood is rich with nutrients and hormones. Blood is carried away from the heart via the ... [Read More]
Physical Therapy
Who Can Benefit from Balance Retraining?
Balance retraining consists of specific exercises that focus on improving your balance. The exercises revolve around strengthening your core and leg muscles to help you stay upright, improve your steadiness, and reduce your risk of falling. Who Should Have Balance Retraining? While nearly everyone could benefit from balance retraining, certain people may benefit the most, including the following: Athletes Athletes can benefit from balance retraining because the exercises work certain ... [Read More]
Finding the Right PT After Surgery
Physical therapy has long been a key part of postoperative care and recuperation. It is designed to restore the body’s function and mobility carefully, without causing re-injury. If the surgery was performed to repair an injury or debilitating function, then the patient’s condition should become even better and stronger than it was before the surgery. That is why physical therapy is essential to recovery and complete healing following an operation. It is therefore vital to find the right ... [Read More]
Dry Needling Therapy: How Does It Work?
If you have chronic pain that doesn’t respond to medication and physical therapy, you might want to consider alternative treatments. Your doctor may suggest that you try a physical therapy technique called dry needling to ease your painful muscles. Let’s talk about how dry needling therapy works, why it works, and where you can go to find experienced practitioners who can perform this pain-relief treatment for you. What Is Dry Needling? Dry needling, which is also called trigger-point ... [Read More]
Tendonitis Diagnosis and Treatment
Especially when you’re physically active and participate in sports like tennis or golf, you may develop a painful condition known as tendonitis. This term simply means inflammation and swelling of a tendon. Tendons are the thick but flexible tissues that connect a muscle to a bone or to another type of tissue. (Compare that to ligaments, which connect a bone to another bone in a joint.) Tendonitis can cause you a great deal of chronic pain. Often, tendonitis occurs as we get older, but it ... [Read More]
